It’s the most wonderful time of the year, they say. The time when all the brawls, fights and disagreements should be put aside and people should come together and enjoy the magical atmosphere that Christmas brings, alongside their loved ones.
Now, I’m sure you’d agree with me that there is no Christmas without some great Christmas-themed music. And if you’re already sick of all the classics, don’t worry – we’ve got you covered! It’s no secret that pop-punk bands often like to release their own special Christmas songs and over the years Simple Plan were no exception in that rule. And since there’s already so many Christmas Simple Plan songs out there – either actually created by SP or featuring one of their band members – we thought the time has come to put them all together and create a playlist of these wonderful holiday-themed tracks that you (and perhaps even your family) can enjoy in the coming days!
Let’s all make some good hot cocoa, turn the Christmas lights on and enjoy some good maybe somewhat alternative Christmas music. Let us know which one is your favorite!
We cannot start the history of Simple Plan related Christmas songs without ‘My Christmas List’, as we probably all recall rocking out to this track in our childhood bedrooms shouting “I want a lifetime supply of Skittles and slurpees and Eskimo Pies” from the top of our lungs. The song appeared as a bonus song on Simple Plans debut album ‘No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls’ back in 2002 and ever since has become a classic in the Simple Plan fans’ Christmas playlists.
It then took whole 8 more years until a member of Simple Plan decided to step into the waters of Xmas music again. Back in 2010, Sébastien and his friend, musician Katie Rox released an EP together, titled ‘Christmas Etc.’ featuring three songs, including a very sweet Christmas one called ‘Stay (It’s Christmas)’:
This cover by The Eagles was created by a number of Montreal artists back in 2014 and Sebastien as one of the most promiment Montreal musicians also contributed to this song with his own guitar skills. Check him out strumming the guitar and listen to this beautiful track below:
This very special track brought together some of the best of pop-punk back in 2015. The vocalists of All Time Low, Simple Plan, 5 Seconds of Summer, Good Charlotte and Goldfinger joined their vocals for a special cover of the classic song ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ for a good cause, supporting the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. Try putting this track on during Christmas Eve. Surely they will enjoy at least the first half of it… you know… before the best part begins:
14 years after the release of their very first Christmas song, Simple Plan finally dropped a new holiday track two years ago – ‘Christmas Every Day’ which immediately jumped to the top 30 of most popular songs on iTunes charts all over the world in December 2016. Alongside the cool new track you can now also enjoy a brand new sweatshirt inspired by the visuals of this song, which is available at Simple Plan’s merch store. Remind yourselves of Christmas Every Day here:
And finally the latest addition to the ever-growing SP holiday tracklist is a song released just a few weeks ago by MXPX. On their Christmas track ‘December’, the punk rockers invited their old friend Pierre Bouvier from Simple Plan to come and sing alongside Emily Whitehurst. This one is once again for the less mellow and more punk-rocky Christmas occasions:
